Silver-ribbon icicle



C. W. ARNUM.

SILVER RIBBON ICICLE.

APPLICATION FILED Amzs, 1919.

Patented Feb. 22, 1921..

an embodiment of which is illustrated i-n' "the accompanying drawing in Which- A represents a plurality of narrow strips unire 4stares CHARLES W. ARNUM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.-v

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Specification Letters Patent. Pk-,Qnfed Feb. 22, 1921;

`Application led April 23, 1919. Serial No. 293,252.

To all whom t may concer/rt.'

- Be it known that l, CHARLES a citizen 'of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and `State-of lllinois, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Silver-Ribbon Icicles, ofv

which the following is a full, clear, concise,

and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification. l

My invention relates to improvements in silver ribbon icicles and has for its object the production of a new `article of manufacture that is capable of reflecting light and giving the appearance of being icicles. A further object is the production of an article that can be cheaply formed and gives the desired results.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained by my device,

of tin foil bound orsecured together by a containing stri or band B.

The icicle strips A, are formed by cutting sheets of tin foil of any desired size, the operation being performed byusing a series of cutting blades set as closely Itogether as necessary in order to produce strips of thev desired width. As the strips are cut vthey are orinkled oi' roughened as rather impep fectly shown in the drawings but the entire surface of the strip is denitely roughened orcrinkledso esto form a plurality tion.

.In the use of my article the strips of material are hung orl thrown irregularly over the article to be decorated, for instance, a f

lChristmas tree. The lights from candles or bulbs on the tree as well as from the lights in the room are reflected in every direction giving the tree the appearance of being coveredwith frost or i-cicles. y

l lt is of course understood that my invention may embody different forms which if made of rougliened tin foil or like make, comes well within the spirit ofmy invention. Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isa new article of manufacture, a strip of tin foilrformed with a roughened face, said face comprising a plurality of intersecting surfaces occupying different angles witli respect lto each other and capable of reflecting in every direction, rays of light thrownon such surface.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

CHAS. W. ARNIIM'.

40 crinkled' surface is reflected in every direc- 

